Ascents in Ivory Tower as Tick

Kat is a machine!

What? It counts!

Hard, crimpy and cheesegratery. I kinda enjoyed it in a sick kinda way. Clean on 3rd attempt.

Repeat to try the extension.

Repeat

Got to the roof as my heat stroke blinkers came on... So hot and humid. Breeze has gone already. Pushed through... I'm not coming off something I flashed years ago, regardless of the sweat in my eyes and humidity filling my lungs...

The first 3/4 of the route are very nice and interesting wall climbing, which feel ok for the 6c grade. However, then you reach what the guidebook calls “an interesting bulge”, which I think rather is a small roof. This section felt far harder than the rest of the route and quite impossible for me. Even aiding through it, as I had to do, was not so easy due to a bit awkward bolt placement. Since I did not freeclimb the route, I am not really in a position to talk about the grade, but it felt quite a bit harder than 6c for me.

Repeat

Repeat. Subtle breeze on a hot humid day.